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James Alex Mathis
May 12, 2016
James Alex Mathis, age 50, of Travels Rest, SC, formerly of Sylva, NC passed away Thursday May 12, 2016 in Lake Charles, LA. He is the son of Rebecca Watson Mathis and the late Jamie Mathis who passed away in 2002. In addition to his mother he is survived by two children, Sage Mathis of Georgia and Garreth Mathis of...
Opal Norris Tucker
May 9, 2016
Opal Norris Tucker, 86, of Wahalla, SC passed away Monday May 9th, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Della Stewart Norris. She was married for 61 years to the late Jennings Tucker, who passed away in 2006. Opal was a member of Pine Creek Baptist Church. She is survived by her two daughters, Patricia Gibson, and...
Lucille H. Bryson
May 1, 2016
Lucille Hooper Cabe Bryson, 93, of Sylva passed away Sunday May 1, 2016. Lucille was born December 25, 1922 in the Moses Creek Community of Caney Fork. Her parents were Ellen and Vance Hooper. She was the youngest of nine children and is the last surviving member of the family. Her siblings were Newell, Roscoe, Carr, Effie Stephens, Kenneth, Faye,...
Dorothy Mae Love
May 1, 2016
Dorothy Mae Love, 88, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord Sunday morning May 1, 2016. Dorothy was a lifelong member of Liberty Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing with the Gospel Choir and the Senior Choir. She was a member of the Eastern Star and she enjoyed doing all sorts of arts and crafts as well as...
Leta May Barnes
Apr 30, 2016
Leta May Barnes, 73, of Port St. Lucie, FL went home to be with the Lord Saturday April 30, 2016. Leta was born August 27, 1942 in Paducah, KY. She was preceeded in death by her parents Cecil and Leta Duncan and her husband James Barnes, her sister Marjorie Ward, and Claudene Williams. She is survived by her twin brother...
Jim Losten Nations
Apr 26, 2016
Zenas "Jim" Nations, 79, of Whittier, passed away Tuesday April 26, 2016. A native of Jackson County he was the son of the late Ralph Thomas and Vinnie Jones Nations. Jim was a US Marine Corp Veteran who served 23 years. He is survived by his children- Joseph (Anita) Hacker of England, Raymond (Shannon) Nations of Alaska, Jimmy Nations of...
James Warren LaRoe
Apr 23, 2016
James Warren LaRoe, 91, passed away Saturday April 23, 2016 Services will be private . .
Larry Delano Lynch
Apr 21, 2016
Larry Delano Lynch, 67, of Webster, North Carolina passed away on April 21, 2016, at Pisgah Manor Skilled Care Rehabilitation Center in Candler, North Carolina. He was born in Rutherfordton, North Carolina on October 8, 1948, to Woodrow and Elsie Lynch. Larry was an active member of the Sylva and Western Carolina University communities, and enjoyed lifting his voice as...
AC Gibson
Apr 19, 2016
A C (Gib) Gibson passed away at Golden Living Center in Greensboro, NC on April 19, 2016 at the age of 92. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Frank Gibson and the late Pearlie Elders. Having left school after the 8th grade to help support his family, he worked varied jobs including a stint...
Lydia Marie Morgan
Apr 17, 2016
Lydia Marie Morgan, age 74, of Sylva died Sunday, April 17, 2016 at her home. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, Lydia was born September 15, 1941. She is the daughter of the late Henry Junior and the late Pauline (Burress) Hall. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Carroll Morgan. She worked in the office...
Bessie B. Cabe
Apr 16, 2016
Bessie Cochran Cabe, 101, of Sylva, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday April 16, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, Bessie was born May 17, 1914 to the late William and Callie Cochran. She loved gardening and was the oldest living member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. What she enjoyed most was raising her kids,...
Clarence Scott Potter
Apr 12, 2016
Clarence Scott Potter was born June 28, 1925, in Boston, Mass. to Pearl Schnackenberg and George Frederick Potter. He was their fourth and last child. Pearl was a nurse and George taught Horticulture at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. The family lived on a farm adjoining the University grounds, grew wonderful apples and other goodies. Clen started school...
Gary Edward Cook
Apr 11, 2016
Joe Cook, 75, of Sylva, passed away Monday April 11, 2016 after an extended illness. Joe was the son of the late Claude and Laura Cook of Sylva. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a brother Jim and two sisters; Judith and Carolyn. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Linda Wheeler...
Mary Elizabeth Reed
Apr 10, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth Hope Reed, 95, passed away April 10, 2016 at Givens Estates where she had resided for the past ten years. A native of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Mrs. Reed was the daughter of the late Francis Earle and Mary B. Hope. She is survived by her nephew, Bill Mitchell and his wife Ebbie of Pawleys Island, SC and...
Kayson Ryder Trantham
Apr 10, 2016
Kayson Ryder Trantham, precious baby boy of Derrek Trantham and Jessica Mace was born into the arms of angels April 10th, 2016. Although Kayson never spent any time with us on earth he was very loved and touched many lives. In addition to his parents and siblings, Julia and Brayden Mace, he is survived by maternal grandparents- Cindy Melton; Danny...
Rhea Ann Banks
Apr 10, 2016
Rhea Ann Banks, age 77, of Sylva passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Mrs. Banks was born October 11, 1938. She is the daughter of the late Jack and the late Myrtle Lee (Davis) Turpin. She loved doing mission work in Jamaica, teaching Sunday school at Skyland Care Center, cooking, and her chickens....
Larry Benjamin Woodring
Apr 8, 2016
Larry Woodring, age 71, of Sylva passed away Friday, April 8, 2016. He is the son of the late John and Rosa Lee (Franklin) Woodring. He is survived by his wife of 38 years Mary Sue Duvall. Larry loved to hunt and he also loved mechanic work and fixing up vehicles. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great...
Linda Ellen Mull
Apr 4, 2016
Linda Tallent Mull, age 69, of Sylva passed away Monday, April 4, 2016. She was preceded in death by her beautiful angelic mother, Nancy Tallent, and her loving husband, Jim Mull. She will be missed dearly by her father, Claude Tallent; daughter, Melanie Sather; son, Jamie Mull; grandson, Chance Mull; nieces, Sherry Hoxit and Kim Sapp; and many family members...
Clyde Huey Brooks
Apr 2, 2016
Clyde H. Brooks, 72, of Sylva, passed away Saturday April 2, 2016 after bravely battling a lengthy illness. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, Clyde was the son of the late Arthur Thad and Naomi Bradley Brooks. He worked at Drexel Heritage for 33 years and then started his own plumbing business until his retirement. He was an...
Myron Eugene Bell
Apr 2, 2016
Myron Eugene Bell, age 69, of Whittier passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016. He is the son of M.G. Bell and step mother Tsui Lin Bell of Cherokee, NC. He was preceded in death by his mother June Bell who passed away in 2009. He was a nature enthusiast who loved being outdoors. He is survived by four brothers and...
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